Beijing to Reopen Tibet
For Tourists After Unrest

Authorities Worry
Dearth of Foreigners
Is Hurting Economy

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities, increasingly worried that a lack of tourism is hurting Tibet's economy, announced that they plan to let foreign tourists back into the volatile region.

Tibet has been largely shut to outsiders since Lhasa erupted in violence March 14 and unrest spread to neighboring regions with heavy Tibetan populations. Parts of China's southwestern Sichuan province, where there have been numerous incidents of unrest,...